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Baghdad authorities extend travel ban to Kurdistan until the end of February

Baghdad decided to extend the ban on international flights at airports of Sulaymaniyah and Erbil in Kurdistan region until end of February, the director of Erbil International Airport said Tuesday.

Passengers queue at a check-in counter prior the flight ban at Erbil International Airport in Erbil, Iraq,
Source: EPA/GAILAN HAJI

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